> Or maybe I decide to squeeze in an extra if-statement in already tricky code.
And that's how the long tail becomes long tail. Nobody touches that part of the repo, because you have made it untouchable. People find working around easier than understanding and modifying existing code. Mess becomes messier.
Writing clean code is not about introducing big abstractions, large refactors. It's about leaving the place better than you found it.
And that's how the long tail becomes long tail. Nobody touches that part of the repo, because you have made it untouchable. People find working around easier than understanding and modifying existing code. Mess becomes messier.
Writing clean code is not about introducing big abstractions, large refactors. It's about leaving the place better than you found it.